Key: C
Introduction: C C6 A7/C# G/D Em7 G/D D D6 G Em
G C G
Birds flying south to the one I love,
Bm7 C
Birds flying high and free,
C# G/D Em7
Don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G D G Em7
Looking the way you see me.
G G7M C G
And winds blowing warm to the one I love,
Bm C
Winds please kiss her for me,
C# G7M Em7
But don't tell my darling that you saw me,
G D G Em7
Looking the way you see me.
D C G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D G D/F# Em7
And however since she's been gone,
D C G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7 A7M D Em7
And tell her I'm happy alone.
G C G
That river of tears that I have cried,
Bm C
River flow on to the sea,
C#
But don't tell my darling,
A G Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
G D G
For she'll see me the way you see me.
Break
G7M C7M G Bm7 C C6 A7/C# G Em7 G D G D/F# Em7
Verse
D C G
The way you see me is how I've been,
D G Em7
And however since she's been gone,
D C7M G
Just tell her you saw me like I'd like to be,
A7 D Dm
And tell her I'm happy alone.
G C G
River of tears that I have cried,
Bm C
River flowin' on to the sea,
C#
But don't tell my darling,
G7M Em7
That you flowed from my eyes,
G D Em D
For she'll see me the way you see me,
G D6 C G/B Am7 G
She'll see me the way you see me.